I know that, Rei. And one day, one of us is going to leave, and the other will be left behind. We both knew what could happen when we started this.

The point is that you're worth it to me. Even if you left tomorrow, and I never saw you again, you'd still be worth it.

[He hated hearing that softness in her voice, the way it broke, even as she tried to keep it strong. Why was he so set on fighting her on this?

Oh, right, because he really didn't want to have to go collect her body and sit by it until she woke up, hoping that when she did, she'd still have her memories of him and their time together.]

I know that. But... did you really expect me to be okay with this after telling me something like that?